Megalo’s very first International Print Prize attracted 367 works from 246 artists and came from 31 countries.
The calibre of entries received was exceptional leaving a difficult and long task for the panellists, Dr Jane Kinsman, Basil Hall and Ingeborg Hansen.
37 works were selected as finalists by Kay Abude (Aus), Antonia Aitken (Aus), Surya Bajracharya (Aus), Marcin Bialis (Poland), Darren Bryant (Aus), Marilou Chagnaud (France/Aus), Kyle Chaput (USA), Erica Chung (Singapore), Mehdi Darvishi (Iran), Agata Derda (Canada), Olesya Dzhurayeva (Ukraine), Dianne Fogwell (Aus), David Frazer (Aus), Silvi Glattauer (Aus), Robert Hague (Aus), Rew Hanks (Aus), Nicola Hooper (Aus), Kyoko Imazu (Japan/Aus), Marketa Kemp (Aus), Theo Kontaxis (Greece), Damon Kowarsky (Aus), Natalia Kwiatkowska (Poland), David Nixon (Aus), Arata Nojima (Japan), Glenda Orr (Aus), Jim Pavlidis (Aus), Sumi Perera (UK), Karol Pomykala (Poland), Belinda Reid (Aus), Luisa Romeo (Aus), Annika Romeyn (Aus), Qiaoyi Shi (USA), Elmari Steyn (Aus), Anna Trojanowska (Poland), Jared Wickware (USA), Cleo Wilkinson (Aus), Katy Woodroffe (Aus).
1st Prize $10,000 AUD – DIANNE FOGWELL – AUSTRALIA – Pollen Musica Continuum Infinite, linocut, perforation – Artist book.
2nd Prize $5,000 AUD – KAROL POMYKALA – POLAND – One Direction 2, linocut.
Lerida Estate Acquisitive Award $2,500 AUD – SURYA BAJRACHARYA – AUSTRALIA – Everybodys Talkin’, monotype and lithograph.
Highly Commended Works: MARCIN BIALAS – POLAND, KYLE CHAPUT – USA, DAVID FRAZER – AUSTRALIA, REW HANKS – AUSTRALIA, ARATA NOJIMA – JAPAN, ANNIKA ROMEYN – AUSTRALIA
